Title
TF-9J Cougar
Description
A navy-blue aircraft with red nose and tail tips, silver lined wings, and the National Aircraft Insignia consisting of a five-pointed white star on a circular blue field with red, white and blue vertical stripes on the sides. The Cougar has markings for the 'Navy,' 'VF-24,' and the bureau number '147385.'
The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a jet fighter plane introduced in 1952. The carrier-based Cougars were considered an updated version of the F9F Panther, with a more powerful engine, angled wings and fuel tanks now stored within those wings. The TF-9J variants were two-seater training planes used by the US Navy.
The Grumman F9F/F-9 Cougar is a jet fighter plane introduced in 1952. The carrier-based Cougars were considered an updated version of the F9F Panther, with a more powerful engine, angled wings and fuel tanks now stored within those wings. The TF-9J variants were two-seater training planes used by the US Navy.
Collection
National Naval Aviation Museum
Context
The F9F Cougar was developed at the request of the US Navy and Marine Corps for a fighter jet with a swept-wing design. Will it entered into service too late to be a part of the Korean War, trainer planes like the one seen here were the only Cougars to see combat. During the Vietnam War four detachments of the aircraft were used for Foward Air Control at Da Nang and Chu Lai.
The Cougar arrived at Patriots Point in 1975 and is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
The Cougar arrived at Patriots Point in 1975 and is on loan from the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Primary Object Name
Airplane
Sub-Class Name
Aircraft
Class Name
Aerospace Transportation T&E
Category Name
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation Objects
